Chiney Ogwumike scored 20 points and Sara James added a career-high 18 as the Cardinal (13-1, 2-0) extended its conference winning streak to 80 games and improved to 15-0 against the Utes.

Iwalani Rodrigues led Utah (9-4, 0-2) with 21 points. The Utes closed to 37-35 with 14:32 left but Ogwumike sparked a 10-2 Stanford run with a contested jumper. Joslyn Tinkle capped the run with a steal and a layup for 47-37 Cardinal lead.